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Bear makes himself at home under California couple's Sierra Madre house
Bears come and go in Sierra Madre, but this bear shows no signs of leaving after moving into the crawlspace under a couple’s home.
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Girl attacked by black bear inside tent at Montana campsite
A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said.
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83-year-old woman gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park
Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.
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Police killed alligator after a woman's remains were found inside its mouth in Texas
A Houston police officer shot and killed an alligator after it was found with the remains of a woman inside its mouth, officials said in a statement.
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Mama bear and cubs caught on video having a spring pool party in a California home
Video from a Monrovia, California, homeowner captured a mama bear dive into a backyard pool as her two curious but cautious cubs watched.
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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”
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Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.
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Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.
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WATCH: Wildlife rescue workers wear fox costume for orphaned fox
A wildlife center in Richmond, Virginia, is going the extra mile for a young fox that was found alone in an alleyway.
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See It: A bald eagle got stuck in a car's front grill in Maryland. It was rescued and released back into the wild.
A bald eagle and a driver accidentally collided along Route 4 in Calvert County.
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Rare sighting of enormous basking sharks off California coast leaves wildlife enthusiasts in awe
Rare basking sharks made for an impressive display when they were spotted off Ventura’s coast.
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Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report says
A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline.
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Woman arrested at Colombia airport after 130 endangered poisonous frogs found in her luggage
A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage.
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Billions of cicadas will emerge in the US this year in a rare double-brood event
Billions of cicadas will make an appearance across the Midwest and the Southeast, beginning in some places in late April.
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Behold the ‘tree lobster': Rarest insect on earth now on view in North America for the first time
The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct for many years until several of the species were discovered on a nearby ‘sea stack’ in 2001.
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Australia has too many sheep – and farmers are giving them away for free
Australia’s mutton glut has sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are compelled to give their sheep away to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm.
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The University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes.
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Retired Massachusetts firefighter saves baby possums
The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.
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How special mosquitoes became allies in fight against dengue fever in Honduras
Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of mosquitoes.
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7 people killed after severe weather in China and 70 crocodiles reported to be on the loose
Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.